Nancy Reagan, former first lady of the United States, passed away on Sunday at the age of 94. Living her life fiercely and passionately, Nancy leaves behind a legacy for remaining outspoken and restoring grace and elegance to the White House.

Some of our PolitiChicks writers offer their favorite inspirational and empowering quotes from Nancy Reagan.

Mona Salama– “There’s a big, wonderful world out there for you. It belongs to you. It’s exciting and stimulating and rewarding. Don’t cheat yourselves out of this promise.”

Julia Seay- “It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism.”

Macey France- “Feminism is the ability to choose what you want to do.”

Shannon Montgomery Grady- “You learn something out of everything, and you come to realize more than ever that we’re all here for a certain space of time, and, and then it’s going to be over, and you better make this count.”

Beth Baumann– “To my young friends out there: Life can be great, but not when you can’t see it. So, open your eyes to life: to see it in the vivid colors that God gave us as a precious gift to His children, to enjoy life to the fullest, and to make it count. Say yes to your life.”

Katie Zehnder- “I must say acting was good training for the political life which lay ahead for us.”

Leslie Ann Stoffel- “I’ve had quite a life, when you stop and think about it.”

Laura Rambeau Lee- “I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.”

Sonya Sasser- “My job is being ‘Mrs. Ronald Reagan.’”

Jenny Kefauver- “As I’ve said before, time is short, and life is precious.”

Ann-Marie Murrell: (on her marriage to Ronald Reagan) “If either of us left the room, we both felt lonely. People don’t always believe this, but it’s true. Filling the loneliness, completing each other–that’s what it still meant for us to be husband and wife.”

About the Author

Mona Salama is a PolitiChicks political reporter based in New York City covering politics and NYPD. She reports broadly on the 2016 campaign trail from the road and at home.
Prior to joining PolitiChicks, Mona started with Wayne Dupree's WAAR where she covered NY politics, 2014 mid-term elections, and the NYPD.
In 2015, DC Gazette considers Mona as one of the 20 rising Conservative stars. She was cited as "generally one of the most stunning women in political commentary with a huge future ahead of her, we’re pretty sure Mona Salama will soon easily be the next Andrea Tantaros and a common conservative household name."
Currently she is finishing her Masters, all while at the same time covering the 2016 Presidential race, in Public Policy at John Jay College in New York City.
Mona can be followed on twitter at @MonaSalama_ and email: [email protected]

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